MILTON ! thou shouldst be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are... Specimens of English Sonnets - Página 2011833 - 224 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Alfred Jones - 1857 - 306 páginas
...she is a fen Of stagnant waters; altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wreath of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower, Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh 1 raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power, Thy soul was like... | |
| William Henry Milburn - 1857 - 308 páginas
...is a fen Of stagnant waters;—altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men. 0 raise us up; return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a... | |
| WILLIAM WORDSWOTH - 1858 - 564 páginas
...is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward...common way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart GREAT MEN have been among us ; hands that penn'd And tongues that utter'd wisdom, bettor none : The... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1858 - 550 páginas
...is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward...apart : Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sen ; Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free ; So didst thou travel on life's common way, In cheerful... | |
| Robert Aspland - 1858 - 794 páginas
...brings. To adopt the language of a kindred poet : ' His soul was like a star, and dwelt apart; He had a voice whose sound was like the sea ; Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So did he travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet his heart The lowliest duties on... | |
| William Henry Milburn - 1858 - 314 páginas
...is a fen Of stagnant waters;—altar, sword and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men. 0 raise us up; return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a... | |
| Bela Bates Edwards - 1858 - 516 páginas
...is a fen Of stagnant waters; altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient, English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; O, raise us up ; return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power! Thy soul was like... | |
| William Henry Milburn - 1859 - 322 páginas
...English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men. 0 raise us up; return to us again, And give iia manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like...voice whose sound was like the sea; Pure as the naked heaven, majestic, free. Yet didst thou travel on life's common way In cheerful godliness; and yet thy... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 páginas
...stir, nml dwelt apart: Thou hadst a voice, whose sound was like the staj Pure an the raked heavt-ns, majestic, free ; So didst thou travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness: nnd yet thy heart The lowlleat duticb on heraelf did lay. WORDS WORTH. FAR above all the poets of his... | |
| William Henry Milburn, Thomas Binney - 1860 - 384 páginas
...a fen Of stagnant waters ; — altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men. 0 raise us up ; return to us again, And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like... | |
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